The new issue of Appellation Cornell (#8, December 2011) is available online. Features include:
- Automating Measurements of Canopy and Fruit to Map Crop Load in Commercial Vineyards – This research focus article by Terry Bates and robotics and image-sensing scientists from Carnegie Mellon University reports on their collaboration to develop high-tech ways of measuring vine performance that are less costly and labor-intensive than present methods.
- Briefs on two $2+ million projects involving Bruce Reisch and Tim Martinson. Cornell Researchers awarded $2 Million to Streamline Breeding of Next Generation Grapes and Multistate “Northern Grapes Project” to focus on New Cold-Hardy Wine Grapes in Upper Midwest and Northeast
- Research summaries, an interview with AEM marketing specialist Miguel Gomez, and more.
